The Celtics are in a 0-2 hole in their first round series against the Bulls, after dropping their second straight at home last night. The Bulls have been inconsistent all year, but so far in the playoffs, their stars have been the difference.

Jimmy Butler has consistently been the best player on the floor for either team so far in the series, and Rajon Rondo controlled Game 2 with his all-around floor game and playoff experience.

The Celtics won’t ever challenge in the East until they stop being paralyzed by fear in negotiations and close the deal to bring in a star. This isn’t the NFL, they’re not th ePatrio

“They think they’re close. They’re not close. They’re not close to being close.”

The playoffs are about winning games, not triple doubles

The playoffs are all about winning games, toughness, defense, and intensity, not about compiling stats. After a regular season that saw a record number of triple doubles, we have yet to see one in the first round of the playoffs. There’s a reason for that. When the games matter, they don’t matter.

The triple double fascination was a story cooked up by the media, who were grasping for storylines during one of the most boring seasons in recent memory. Now it’s playoff time, where the only stat that matters is getting W’s.

“In the playoffs, the story is the outcome of the game, not stats.”

Guests:

Dana White – UFC President joins the show to discuss the progress of the Mayweather/McGregor negotiations; if he thinks a deal can get done; and what it will take for him to trust Jon Jones again.

Chris Broussard – FS1 NBA Insider is in-studio to talk Celtics in a 0-2 hole; if they should have traded for Jimmy Butler and Paul George at the trade deadline; why draft picks are overvalued; and if Blake Griffin could get moved in the offseason.

Nick Wright – FS1 host is in-studio to push back on the Kawhi Leonard MVP talk; if the MVP race should place more importance on winning; and why the Celtics may have missed their window to hold on to draft picks.

Daniel Jeremiah – NFL Network Insider joins the show to talk NFL Draft; his take on the quarterback class; why Belichick is so unpredictable in the Draft; and if the Niners could move back in the first round.